Aidaniel

I think all nurses globally, in some way, suffered the same way too. Whenever I am on the same situation, I try to be patient and keep cool to the max! Sometimes whenever I have the chance, I would locked myself to the rest room and yell aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!:angryfire ( but not to the point that others would hear me ) and when I go out of the rest room I am a renewed person ( lol ) ready to deal with these people ( specifically the relatives ) civilly again.:trout:

Sometimes we were starstrucked by the celebrities seeking medical help in the facilities we are working in that we tend to forget some legalities. Let us always be reminded by these legalities to protect the client, the institution/facilities and ourselves.:idea:

Rozy, Congrats for passing the NCLEX! I still have to sling Goliath to death on my third try......... Aidaniel

suzzane, pls. include me also. ( study plan ). this is my third time. tnx, aidaniel

Hi Ssingh! You had a very stressful experience before you were able to take the exam! I know of a friend who forgot his ATT and was not allowed to take the exam considering he travelled far from the Philippines ( no NCLEX- RN testing center in the Philippines ) to Hongkong for the NCLEX. He did not forget his ATT to the hotel where he stayed in Hongkong but, he left it in the Philippines! Like you, I'll be taking the NCLEX the second time. In a way. stressful also because I'll be taking the NCLEX this coming March in Guam with no hotel accomodation yet at this time. The three hotel packages being offered by the airlines for Filipino nurses scheduled to take the NCLEX in Guam are all fully booked on the date of my exam. With limited budget and no credit cards I cannot easily make reservations via the internet to the other hotels. Well ,I should have been discussing this to other thread ...... anyway, I know how you feel, remember, there is always time for everything. It is not always a failure. God bless. AIDANIEL

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MEMBERS OF ALLNURSES.COM worldwide!!!!! Greetings coming from Manila, Philippines!!!!! AIDANIEL

Congrats! I'm happy for you! Gosh! I just received my ATT few minutes ago. I'm very much hoping that I will pass the NCLEX too. This is my second time, I'm hoping I'll be successful this time. Hey, I'm Filipino too. Congrats again!!!!!! AIDANIEL

Hi Suzanne! I agree with you but we have no other choice because we can't easily apply for work directly to the US without an asssistance from an agency. Obtaining an appropriate US visa is difficult....apply thru the internet? still we would pass thru an agency, we have no other way except that. Those who can be free willy's or those who have the power to choose are those who have already made it to the US. This would be my last on this topic. I understand your point, thanks because that is for our own advantage but, that's the way it is here, we can't avoid it. The next best thing to do for us ( Filipino nurses ) is to look for a good, reputable placement agency who would hopefully take care of us. Tnx! AIDANIEL

Hi! Yes, that"s true and that is the ideal thing to do as I have mentioned on the first part of my message. But it is different in my country and I believe the person who posted this thread is from the Phil. Most of the nurses here already belonged to different agencies. These agencies are also open to new nurses who recently obtained their licensed offering financial assistance for the CGFNS and NCLEX exams including review fees and travel assistance to Guam, Saipan or Hongkong for the NCLEX. In fairness,there are also several Filipino nurses who are already CGFNS passers like myself and rest of my friends before we have contracts with an agency but, when it comes to the NCLEX it would be more beneficial for us Filipinos to have an agency first, who would assist us as to what particular place/ state in the US we would be applying. True, these agencies earn money from us and we know this is only temporary and this is the only way for us to be able to work as nurses in the US. Tnx! AIDANIEL

Hi! Ideally, concentrating first on passing the CGFNS or the NCLEX is the best thing to do but, under the Philippine setting it's different, majority of Filipino nurses look for a reputable placement agency first, before preparing for the exam. Why? because of the good offers that these placement agencies are giving like provisions for the CGFNS/NCLEX review fees, CGFNS or NCLEX registration fees, travel assistance to HongKong, Saipan or Guam , etc... Shouldering personally these fees is not easy for the average Filipinos. A $200 NCLEX registration fee is equivalent to almost Php 11,ooo plus other fees. You can easily see these good placement agencies at the leading Manila newspapers. AIDANIEL:icon_idea

I answered my own question, I got an american mag here, now I know who he is ( I'm from the Philippines ) Still the same, everyone should respect each other's profession. Aidaniel

Hi! Could anyone tell me who Jay Leno is? Everyone should respect each other's profession........... Tnx, Aidaniel

Hi Nursy2b! The feeling is mutual, though this is my first failure I'm now on the way of filling- up the forms for my second NCLEX. I became so depressed with the result considering I travelled alone to Guam last August for the NCLEX. We have no NCLEX exam access here in the Philippines, Filipinos still have to travel to HongKong, Korea, Guam, Saipan or the US mainland to take the exam. Obtaining a visa to Guam or the US mainland in my country for the NClex is not that easy, but thank God the US embassy here in Manila gave me a Guam visa and I was able to travel for the first time outside the Philippines. Well, that is the only consolation I have from my first NCLEX try and I'm hoping to pass it this coming Oct or Nov. I'm not sure of the date yet but I'm hoping I'll be considered before the end of the year. The first time I found out that I failed the exam? I cried and felt so bummed also, but I have to move on and will try to pass it the next time and I hope you pass it too. And for the rest in the same boat......God bless us all in our next NCLEX exam!! Aidaniel